Bahrain: Promising Indian driver Jehan Daruvala made history when he became the first Indian to win a Formula 2 race during the Sakhir Grand Prix on Sunday. An awesome battle against F2 champion Mick Schumacher and Daniel Ticktum witnessed the 22-year-old Indian emerge on top in the support race of the season-ending Formula 1 Grand Prix.

Jehan, driving for Rayo Racing, had a good launch from second on the grid and was up next to pole sitter Daniel Ticktum. Ticktum squeezed Jehan on the inside which permitted Schumacher to go around the outside of both of them.

Ultimately, Ticktum emerged in the lead, followed by Schumacher and Jehan in third. A few corners later, Jehan made a good move to pass Schumacher and get into second position. A few laps later, Schumacher passed Jehan, to relegate him to third.

Jehan, however, did not quit. A thrilling battled ensued and eventually the Indian got past Schumacher once again, to reclaim his second spot. Jehan then reeled off a series of quick laps to catch the race leader. However, he was unable to overtake. The battle for the lead intensified as Ticktum seemed desperate to win the last race of the season.

"Motorsport is pretty big in India. We obviously have a lot of people, so I have a big fan base back home, and my goal at the end of the day is to do myself and my country proud. (I have) to prove to people from back home that even though we don't have the same facilities and stuff that guys have in Europe, as long as you can work hard you can fight right at the sharp end of the grid," Jehan said.

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